Release Notes McAfee Change Control 7.0.0 About this release Release highlights Feature details Installation instructions Resolved issues Known issues Find product documentation Product documentation About this release This document contains important information about the current release. We strongly recommend that you read the entire document. This McAfee Change Control release is available only for the Windows platform and includes: Solidcore extension 7.0.0 270 Solidcore client 7.0.0 646 We have developed this release for use with these McAfee epolicy Orchestrator (McAfee epo ) versions: 5.1.0 5.1.3 5.3.0 5.3.1 Release highlights This release contains many improvements and bug fixes. Here are the release highlights. Support for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Internet of Things (IoT) Enterprise. Direct upgrade from Solidcore client 6.1.0 6.2.0. Capability to manage Change Control 6.1.0 7.0.0 using Solidcore extension 7.0.0 on McAfee epo 5.1.0 5.3.1. Ended support for change reconciliation. Fixed multiple issues. For detailed information, see Resolved issues. For more information about the new features, see Feature details. Feature details Here are the details about the new features included in this release. Windows 10 support We have added support for these platforms. Windows 10
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise Installation instructions Here is information specific to the 7.0.0 release for installation and upgrade. System requirements To review system requirements for this release, see the McAfee KnowledgeBase article KB76459. Supported platforms This release is available for all supported Microsoft Windows platforms. Starting with this release, we have discontinued support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 platforms. Upgrade support Component Solidcore extension Details This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore extension versions: 6.0.0, 6.0.1 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4 6.2.0 Note We do not support installation of Solidcore extension 7.0.0 on McAfee epo 4.6. Installation and upgrade of Solidcore extension 7.0.0 is supported on McAfee epo versions 5.1 and 5.3. If you are upgrading Solidcore extension from 6.0.0 or a later release but earlier than 6.1.2-150, you must follow these steps. 1 Upgrade Solidcore extension to any version between 6.1.2-150 and 6.2.0. 2 Upgrade McAfee epo to 5.1.0 or later. 3 Upgrade Solidcore extension from any version between 6.1.2-150 and 6.2.0 to the 7.0.0 release. Solidcore client This release supports upgrading from these Solidcore client versions: 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 6.2.0 Important If you are upgrading the Solidcore client from an older release, you must first upgrade to the 6.1.0 release, then to the 7.0.0 release. Resolved issues These issues are resolved in this release of the product. For a list of issues fixed in earlier releases, see the Release Notes for the specific release. Solidcore extension Solidcore version Hotfix build number Description Service request number All (earlier than 7.0.0) N/A When you remove rules from the Change Control rule group, then after 4 12699615331
saving the rule group, the rules are mistakenly not removed. Solidcore client Solidcore version Operating system Hotfix build number Description Service request number 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows all 6.1.0-706, 6.1.1-404, 6.1.2-449, 6.1.3-436, 6.2.0-498 When you apply Windows updates released on October 13, 2015 (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-111) or November 10, 2015 (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-115) to a system where enabled, the command prompt (cmd.exe) might fail to start. 4 11350657154, 4 11312642891, 4 11385243211 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows 7 and earlier 6.1.0-706, 6.1.1-404, 6.1.2-449, 6.1.3-441, 6.2.0-505 On Windows 7 and earlier platforms, an incompatibility exists between McAfee Change Control and all McAfee products that use SysCore 15.4.0.622.9 or later. 1101321 6.1.3 Windows all 6.1.3-432 While creating Windows backup on a system where Change Control is enabled, the system might stop responding. 4 10570835111 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (64-bit) 6.2.0-461 On a system where enabled, you might experience a significant delay in system startup. 4 9561698971 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-458, 6.1.3-419 If McAfee Agent 5.0 or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 (HF 929019) coexist with Change Control software on the system, the system might stop responding if Change Control is enabled. This occurs because 4 8178687291, 4 8655201924
of an incompatibility between Syscore 15.3 and Change Control, and specifically when other installed applications use a tilde (~) in short path names. 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-458, 6.1.3-419 When you install Change Control, the certificates folder in thechange Control installation directory is not created. 4 8588887705 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 Windows all 6.1.3-410, 6.2.0-493 The system (where enabled) might stop responding with Bug Check 0x22, when these options are enabled in the Driver Verifier tool: Special Pool Pool Tracking Deadlock Detection Security Checks Miscellaneous Checks 4 10303308701, 4-6088539561, 4-7570856191 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-458 On a system where enabled, when you run the Adobe InDesign software, the system might stop responding and display a bug check. 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-458 On a system where Change Control software is already installed, when you try to re-install the same version of the software using McAfee epo, the Product Deployment client task fails and the error 1603: A fatal error occurred during installation is 4 8732179009 4 7760620724
displayed in Windows Application Log. 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-476 On a system where enabled, Microsoft.Net-based websites might stop working. 4 9799684551, 4 9267979485 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-493 McTray.exe might crash while unloading Change Control plugin on a system. 4 10144566446 6.2.0 Windows all 6.2.0-493 While installing software on a system where Change Control is enabled, the system might show a blue screen error. This issue occurs because of a race condition. 4 10532941211 Known issues For a list of known issues in this product release, see this McAfee KnowledgeBase article: KB85711. Find product documentation On the ServicePortal, you can find information about a released product, including product documentation, technical articles, and more. Task 1 Go to the ServicePortal at https://support.mcafee.com and click the Knowledge Center tab. 2 In the Knowledge Base pane under Content Source, click Product Documentation. 3 Select a product and version, then click Search to display a list of documents. Product documentation Every McAfee product has a comprehensive set of documentation. Document Configuration Description McAfee Change Control and Product Guide Managed Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. McAfee Change Control and Help Managed Information to help you configure, use, and maintain the product. Also, includes context-sensitive Help for all product-specific interface pages and options in the McAfee epo interface. McAfee Change Control and Installation Guide Managed Information to help you install, upgrade, and uninstall the product. McAfee Change Control 7.0.0 Product Guide Standalone Information to help you use and maintain the product.
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